The principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.
Historical Vedic ritualism, contrasted with Shramana traditions.
The conduct or attitudes ascribed to the social or cultural elite within a given society.
brahmanist
brahmanist
Noun
An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.
brahmanize
brahminism
brahminist
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
branchdale
branchiata
branchiate
branchiate
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchipus
branchiura
branchland
branchless
branchless
adj
Without branches; continuing in a single path or piece; without divergence.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
branchling
branchling
noun
A small or young branch.
branchport
brandished
brandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brandish
brandisher
brandisher
noun
One who brandishes.
brandishes
brandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandish
brashiness
brehonship
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brightener
brightener
noun
(metallurgy) Any substance added to an electrolytic bath to yield a brighter electroplated surface.
A chemical agent that absorbs ultraviolet and violet light and re-emits blue light by fluorescence, used to make fabric or paper look whiter.
One who or that which brightens.
brightness
brightness
noun
Intelligence, cleverness.
The perceived luminance of an object.
The quality of being bright.
brinehouse
bringhurst
bromphenol
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioli
bronchioli
noun
plural of bronchiolus
bronchitic
bronchitic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchitis.
noun
A person who has bronchitis.
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
brontolith
brookhaven
brookhaven
Proper noun
Any of several towns and cities in the United States and Canada:
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Named after Brookhaven, New York.
broomshank
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
brotherson
brotherton
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brunanburh
brunnhilde
brunnichia
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
buchbinder
buchenwald
buchmanism
buchmanite
buchnerite
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
bufflehorn
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bundesrath
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
bunnymouth
burhinidae
burlingham
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
burthenman
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
bushmaking
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
buttonhold
buttonhole
buttonhole
noun
(attributive) So shaped that it can be worn on a buttonhole or it is similar to a buttonhole.
(chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
(lightly vulgar) anus, batty hole.
(obsolete) vagina, coin slot.
(surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
The mouth and/or nose and/or eyes if appearing tiny.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, rare) To attain buttonhole-like formations on cutting.
(transitive) To sew by buttonhole stitch.
(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
(transitive, intransitive) To cut one or more buttonholes (in).
(transitive, rare) To apply a flowery formation in.
(transitive, surgery, chiefly archaic) To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).
buttonhook
buttonhook
noun
(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
verb
(American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
byrthynsak
chadbourne
chainbreak
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chambellan
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamberino
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
chambertin
chambranle
chambranle
noun
(architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.
chanceable
chanceable
adj
(obsolete) Happening by chance; accidental; fortuitous; casual
chanceably
chanceably
adv
(obsolete) by chance
changeable
changeable
adj
(of a species) Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.
Capable of being changed.
Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
changeably
changeably
adv
In a changeable manner.
charabancs
charabancs
noun
plural of charabanc
charybdian
chebulinic
chebulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chebulinic acid or its derivatives
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
cherubicon
cherubikon
chilblains
chilblains
noun
(usually with "the") The condition of having chilblains.
plural of chilblain
chinaberry
chinaberry
noun
(US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.
(US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
(US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
chosunilbo
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
cnibophore
cohabitant
cohabitant
noun
A person who cohabits with another
cohabiting
cohabiting
verb
present participle of cohabit
cohibition
cohibition
noun
(obsolete) hindrance; restraint
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
cohobation
cohobation
noun
(dated, chemistry) The boiling of a material in a liquid with the repeated return of the distillate.
(dated, chemistry) The concentrated distillate so formed.
cottonbush
crossbench
crossbench
adj
Alternative form of cross-bench
crunchable
crunchable
adj
That can be crunched.
cynophobia
cynophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
dibranchia
disbenched
disbenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbench
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
disinhabit
dobzhansky
doublehung
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
embrighten
embrighten
verb
(rare, chiefly literary) To brighten; to vivify.
encashable
encashable
adj
Capable of being encashed.
enfeeblish
epibenthic
epibenthic
adj
(ecology) That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
esbenshade
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
exhibitant
exhibiting
exhibiting
verb
present participle of exhibit
exhibition
exhibition
noun
(UK) A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit.
(sports) A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition.
A demonstration of personal skill or feelings.
A large-scale public showing of objects or products.
A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative, a shameful exhibition or a disgusting exhibition
An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
forthbring
forthbring
verb
(obsolete) To bring forth; bring out; produce.
frenchboro
frenchburg
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
genophobia
genophobia
noun
The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
ghibelline
glenbeulah
gnathobase
gnathobase
noun
(invertebrate zoology) A lower appendage of many arthropods, used to macerate food items.
gothenburg
gothenburg
Proper noun
It is the second-largest city in Sweden.
grannybush
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
habilement
habiliment
habiliment
noun
Clothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.
Equipment or furnishings characteristic of a place or being; trappings.
habitation
habitation
noun
(Louisiana French) A farm.
(countable) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
(uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
A group, lodge, or company, as of the Primrose League.
habronemic
habronemic
adj
Of or relating to habronema nematodes.
halberdman
halberdman
noun
A man armed with a halberd.
halocarbon
halocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)